{"product_id":"new-animal-by-ella-baxter","title":"'New Animal' by Ella Baxter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-6\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-6\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-6\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"442010e4-6afd-4ef9-be9a-fcb3b3db2a91\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"414\"\u003eA grief novel with its skin on inside out.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"414\"\u003eAmelia is a cosmetic mortician, professionally fluent in making dead bodies look peaceful, while her own life is held together by sex, avoidance and shock. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"831\"\u003eThe book is funny, filthy, raw and weirdly tender, which is a hard little animal to keep alive without making it cute. Baxter writes about death, desire, work, bodies, motherhood, disgust and dissociation with a sharp eye for the absurd rituals people use to survive feeling too much. There’s a strong contemporary Australian sensibility here: deadpan, bodily, emotionally intelligent, allergic to clean redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"975\"\u003eGood for readers who like grief fiction that does not arrive wearing linen and whispering about healing. More meat locker than meditation app.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1192\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllen \u0026amp; Unwin paperback, first published 2021; number line indicates first printing. Light cover and edge wear, with visible creasing to front cover and corners; pages appear clean and readable. Solid copy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44657793499219,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-26T101916.750.png?v=1779754768","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/new-animal-by-ella-baxter","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}